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BlueTDimly
4-17-07, 7:09am
banana.gif How nice of them. I know that some towns around here are still really hard to navigate with all the water, so it's good that they did this.

Link @ irs.gov

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IRS Gives April 16 Storm Victims Additional 48 Hours to File Income Tax Returns


IR-2007-89, April 16, 2007

WASHINGTON — Victims of the major storm affecting several Northeastern states on Monday, April 16 will have two additional days to file their tax returns beyond the April 17 tax deadline, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.

Taxpayers directly impacted by the storm have until midnight April 19 to meet their tax filing obligations without incurring late filing and payment penalties.

Across the Northeast, there have been power outages and public transportation problems making it difficult in some cases, if not impossible, for some taxpayers and tax professionals to meet the April 17 filing deadline.

“Because this unusually forceful storm hit within 24 hours of the filing deadline, we are giving affected taxpayers 48 additional hours,” IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson said.

Affected taxpayers can mark their paper tax returns with the words “April 16 Storm.” Taxpayers who e-file their returns can use their software’s “disaster” feature, if available.

Taxpayers can keep up to date by visiting the IRS.gov Web site and clicking on “Newsroom.”
crimson
4-17-07, 7:23am
Nice for those who qualify & need it. But I'm sure they rather would have had their electricity & dry basements smile.gif
LukFilm
4-17-07, 8:55am
NEPA here, probably applies to me too, but I'll file today anyway.
crimson
4-17-07, 9:40am
Massachusetts extends tax filing deadline

Taxpayers filing Massachusetts individual tax returns will receive an additional 48 hours to file their 2006 returns due to the recent storm, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue said today.

The Massachusetts tax filing deadline has been extended to midnight Thursday, Revenue Commissioner Alan LeBovidge said in a statement.

The extension follows the announcement yesterday that the Internal Revenue Service has granted a two-day reprieve to residents of Northeastern states including Massachusetts who lost power or were flooded during this week's severe storm, extending their annual tax-filing deadline to midnight Thursday.

"The department will follow the IRS in extending the filing deadline for those taxpayers that were impacted by the recent storm," LeBovidge said.

Earlier, the IRS said people filing paper returns can mark their returns with the words "April 16 Storm,", while electronic filers can use their software's "disaster" feature, if available. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue asked taxpayers to follow the same procedures for state returns, the AP reported.

In his statement, LeBovidge said he was acting at the direction of Governor Deval L. Patrick.
Waddle
4-17-07, 11:39am
dang..and I rushed to submit it this morning.
BlueTDimly
4-19-07, 7:04pm
Now they've extended the deadline again, until April 26! Link

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IR-2007-92, April 18, 2007

WASHINGTON Taxpayers affected by the major storm that hit the Northeastern United States April 16 now have until Thursday, April 26 to file their tax returns, the Internal Revenue Service said today.

Earlier this week, the IRS gave taxpayers directly impacted by the storm an additional two days beyond the April 17 deadline to meet their tax filing obligations without incurring late filing and payment penalties. After further assessment of conditions across the region affected by the April 16 storm, the IRS has decided to allow affected taxpayers an additional seven days to fulfill their tax filing obligations.

Power outages and public transportation problems made it impossible in some cases for some taxpayers and tax professionals to meet the April 17 filing deadline.

Affected taxpayers can mark their paper tax returns with the words April 16 Storm. Taxpayers who e-file their returns can use their softwares disaster feature, if available.


It is very true, at least around here, I know one co-worker who literally cannot get back to her house because all the roads leading to it are closed. Another acquaintance has a house that has about 6 feet of water in it sad.gif

What they should have done is just given these people the ability to request automatic extensions for a month or so. I can't imagine trying to dig tax records out of a flooded home under the pressure of the filing deadline.
crimson
4-25-07, 6:13am
one day left for the Northeast slugs bang.gif
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